Steelers General Manger Kevin Colbert issued the following statement on the trade:

“We have traded Antonio Brown to the Oakland Raiders. We believe the compensation, which will now give us four picks in the first 83 selections and ten overall in the upcoming NFL draft, can benefit our efforts to improve our team in 2019 and beyond.

Antonio remains one of the best players in the National Football League, but as we believe, this move was in the best interest of the Pittsburgh Steelers. We wish Antonio all the best the rest of his career.”